Announcing the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2021 winners
Tae Yoo, SVP of Corporate Affairs at Cisco, announces the winners of the fifth annual Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge.
Social entrepreneurship
Astia is transforming the way we fund businesses
Cisco has invested in early-phase funding to help Astia develop a tech-enabled platform to source and screen companies applying to Astia for investment, and work to remove bias from the investment process.
Choose to challenge: How investing in women strengthens families and communities
This year's theme for International Women's Day is "choose to challenge," which encourages every one of us to call out gender bias and inequality.
The importance of Ethical AI in creating a sustainable, equitable future
Our fifth annual Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge includes a $50,000 USD Ethical Artificial Intelligence (AI) Prize this year. This prize will be awarded to a startup designing artificial intelligence (AI) in an inherently ethical manner, so that
What happens when the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge meets Digital Inclusivity?
Our fifth annual Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge includes a $50,000 USD Digital Inclusivity Prize this year. This prize will be awarded to a startup using technology that closes the ever-widening digital divide.
Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge announces $50K USD Pandemic Response Prize
To help accelerate tech for good solutions that address the challenges created by the pandemic, the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2021 has added a special Pandemic Response Prize. The Pandemic Response Prize will be awarded to a startup
Innovating solutions to climate change: Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2021
The Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge is a competition that awards cash prizes to early-stage technology entrepreneurs solving the world's social and environmental problems. This year, we are also offering a Greenhouse Gas Solutions Prize.
Past Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge winners offer advice to 2021 applicants
We’ve gathered some considerate advice from last year’s Global Problem Solver Challenge winners for 2021 applicants.
Cisco to Award $1 Million USD in Prizes to #TechForGood Startups
The 5th annual Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge is underway. We are awarding $1M USD in prizes to early-stage tech entrepreneurs who are solving the world’s toughest problems.